NYT on filibusters 1995, 2005, and 2009


	NYT on filibusters 1995, 2005, and 2009

n2sooners

3-3-2009 12:37 PM

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new york times, nyt, media, bias, senate, politics, hypocrisy

n2sooners says:

A commenter summed it up nicely.

1995 - Bad Republicans filibustering Clinton - NY Times against filibuster.
2005 - Good Democrats filibustering Republican judges - NY Times for filibuster.
2009 - Bad Republicans may filibuster some of Obama programs - just like they fought to keep slavery! - NY Times against filibuster.

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